diff --git a/hotmetal/__init__.py b/hotmetal/__init__.py
index e9c48e1..3258911 100644
--- a/hotmetal/__init__.py
+++ b/hotmetal/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def _esc(s):
     """
     Replace special characters "&", "<" and ">" to HTML-safe sequences.
 
-    This funtion is largely copy-pasted from the "html" module in the cpython
+    This function is largely copy-pasted from the "html" module in the cpython
     standard library to ensure it works on platforms that don't have this
     module (eg micropython).
     """